A mum and her two daughters have been handed custodial sentences after they pocketed £125,000 running an illegal puppy breeding business in 'atrocious' condition in their family home. More than 50 dogs and puppies were found in squalid conditions during a police raid on the home in Fochriw, South Wales.
Mother Julie Pearce and daughters Rosalie Pearce and Kaylie Adams sold the puppies online, on sites such as Gumtree, as the pups of a beloved family pet, WalesOnline reports. In reality, the dogs were kept in filthy rooms, covered in faeces and urine with little water, light, or fresh air in what was actually a large-scale dog farming operation. Barristers for the trio claimed their clients were genuinely sorry for what was happening in the property.
Cardiff Crown Court was told when officers from Caerphilly Council along with police and RSPCA officers and a vet attended the property on Glyn Terrace in March 2022, they found 54 dogs kept in 'atrocious' conditions in dark rooms covered in faeces and urine. The defendants were not present when the search warrant was executed, and the dozens of dogs were in the care of a youth.
